so i got the new hanson acoustic "preview cd" today.

well.

would it be a crime to say that i don't love it? :X

its probably due to the fact that i hate acoustic versions of songs. well, thats not entirely true. i hate acoustic versions of most songs. i don't know why, i just prefer the electric versions of songs more. and not only is this album unplugged, but also live, as in unpolished. unlike acoustic songs, i'm all for live versions...just after i've heard the recorded versions.

the beginning of Deeper sounds a little too much like I Wish That I Was There, which i find a little misleading. nevertheless, the lyrics are sweet. and, the fact that its an Isaac song is an added plus. having Isaac sing lead on a love song ups it a few notches on the "omg im melting" scale. its the smoothness of his voice, i tell you. perfect for singing lullabyes to you while you drift off into sleep. his kids are going to be mighty lucky one day...to have such a sweet, dorky-hip teddy bear of a father.

um, sorry hanson, but we've been here all this time...so where do you go when you're gone? huh? huh!?!

is that Isaac coming in on the first few lines of Misery? no, sir. that's Zac. the new, larger-than-life, lumberjack-esque, bad ass, i-can-drop-the-F-bomb-on-British-radio-whenever-i-damn-well-please-because-look-mom-i'm-a-fucking-rock-star Zac. his voice has shown major improvement (thank God). i was worried about him for a while there. granted, he still shows the least vocal versatility out of the three of them, but whats heard on this album is much much better than what's heard on TTA. god forgive me, but its the truth. i was so scared that underneath all of the scratching and layering and over-produced ebbs and flows of the last record would be Zac's voice, completely boring and utterly destroyed after feeling the wrath of adolescent puberty. so, yes, his voice thankfully sounds better...better than it ever did layered under all the extra nonsense that was on the last album. and his new hot haircut is an added plus. that's yet another thing i was worried about him. he was starting to look freakishly like an ugly version of claudia schiffer.
Best part of Misery: the loh da doh doh doooo's. nice touch.

i think i'm a little too much in love with the way Taylor sings "waking up this morning this can't be real" at the beginning of Underneath. his voice has gotten...better? if thats even possible? i always loved the gritty quality of his voice and the way he howled and crooned and adds little moan-y licks here and there. he uses just the right amount of sex in his singing without being too overt or over-killing it. he knows how to work it, that boy. such a little diva, he is. their harmonies are perfect now: taylor's raspy high tenor, isaac's smooth lower tenor, and zac's somewhere in between to balance the two out.

my only complaint about Underneath is that i think they break into the chorus a few lines too soon. but thats just me.

ok, why is Penny and Me going to be the single? WHY? i don't understand it. i mean, its an okay song, i guess, i just think the other songs have more "single potential" or whatever you call it.

Love Somebody To Know! Love Somebody To Know! oh, how i love it! no number of exclamation points cannot express how enthusiastic I am about this song! this is the Hanson I love! can't cant can't wait to hear this song live and in full electric version!

I nearly fell off my chair when i realized they were playing This Time Around as a hidden track at the end of the cd. the shocking part? how good it sounds acoustic! with bongos! whooda thunk it?

ok, so maybe i really do like the cd more than i thought i did. i guess i just needed to blog it all out before i noticed its greatness.